Jake Buchanan vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Jake Buchanan
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Buchanan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 4.73 and 1.546 for Jake Buchanan. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Buchanan and Tim Hudson

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.73
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
10.16
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.34
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
40.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.95
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.33
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
35.21
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jake Buchanan and Tim Hudson

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.04
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.95
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Buchanan and Tim Hudson

Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3480
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.86
21.86
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
110.7
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
106.48
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.36
14.67
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
21.97
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jake Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA